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Summary At least 15 people have been killed in new wave of unrest in Karachi.
This is worst criminal and ethnic violence to hit the commercial hub for 16 years. The visit by PM Gilani to discuss the ways and means to improve the situation didn’t see any breakthrough on the ground, as the butchers went ahead to kill 15 more people.At least 15 people have been killed in targeted attacks since Saturday.Lyari, a stronghold of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party, was tense as violence forced markets and commercial centres to close.An official confirmed the casualties and said the bodies of six other kidnapped victims were found dumped in different neighbourhoods on Sunday. Also, two more people were shot dead in firing on Jehangir Road following talks between PM Gilani and other bigwigs in the province.Criminal gangs involved in extortion are now resorting to abductions and dumping the bodies of their victims to spread panic in the city.Ethnic and criminal violence has killed 92 people since Wednesday.The government has been left struggling for solutions to the worst wave of unrest to sweep the city since 1995, with extra deployments of police and paramilitary officers appearing unable to stem the troubles.
